. >> and more about the debate over gun control laws in the u.s. what poll numbers show about public sentiment after a mass shooting, like the one in newtown. >> high-def doppler showing most of the showers, not all, have dried up this morning. but there is more on the way. we'll have the forecast in a few minutes. . >>> welcome back to eyewitness news. the time is 7:59. it's december 16th. good morning. i'm phil matier. >> and i'm anne makovec. lot coming up in the next half hour, including a psychologist joining us live in studio. more advice about how to talk to your kids about what happened in this masacre on friday, the importance of being upfront with kids and also protecting their innocence. difficult balance for a lot of parents. >> speaking of balance, also, the entire issue of gun control, the politics of it both in sacramento and in washington, dc. we sit down with a uc professor who is an expert in both gun control laws and police policies. >>> but meanwhile, as the city of newtown, connecticut grievous, the entire country is left searc